Word: lites
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...surreal moment for the visiting Hollywood élite, and an embarrassing one for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (bafta) hosting its annual version of the Oscars back in February 2002. But the gaffe was also sort of charming, a reminder of what distinguishes the British film industry from its bigger, glossier American counterpart. These days, though, the Orange British Academy Film Awards, known as the baftas, want to be taken seriously. This year's ceremony marks the awards' 60th anniversary and the academy is determined that the evening's only bubbles will come from the champagne...
Lacking provincial venues, English opera took root in the grand country house in the 1930s, and it has evolved into a ritual involving evening dress, a gourmet picnic and a sense of exclusivity. Glyndebourne is the oldest of the élite, followed by Garsington and, since 1998, Grange Park, which keeps up with the others on all counts - setting, performances, food and a dapper audience. While they all have priority booking for members, the public can obtain tickets months before the season starts - but be quick, since availability is limited...
...sexually transmitted disease than adults. And kids spend less time outdoors these days (only 25 minutes a week for the average 6-to-12-year-old) and more time with Wiis and iPods. Kids' lives are also indisputably more scheduled now, partly because the baby boomlet has made élite college admissions tougher. But last year a team led by Joseph Mahoney of the Yale psychology department wrote a paper for the journal Social Policy Report showing that most of the scheduling is beneficial: kids' well-being tends to improve when they participate in extracurriculars. The paper notes that only...
...other showcasing seafood (Norwegian white halibut and king crab), and three side dishes--all sufficient for 14 servings--within just a 5 1/2-hr. period. The food is judged on presentation and, of course, taste. Competitors train for the cooking challenge with the single-minded discipline usually found in élite athletes. For Kaysen, this means heading to the kitchen on his day off to sharpen skills like butchering a whole chicken. He began practicing for the Bocuse in January 2006. By November, he could skin, cut and fillet a bird in seven minutes. But he knows that isn't good...
That could take a while. Azerbaijan--which BP says stands to earn about $230 billion from BP's pipeline during the next 20 years--has rarely been independent either of Russia's influence or foreign treasure hunters. Baku's élite included the Rothschilds during the 1890s, when Azerbaijan produced half the world's oil supply. Oil production slid steadily as the Soviets let the infrastructure rot. Today hundreds of rusted oil derricks and pump jacks, many predating World War II, cram the seafront outside Baku like a scrap-metal forest, with old Soviet tractors turning several wells. The astonishing...